Let Us Have A Y. M. C. A. Building

I observed in a recent issue of your paper an artille signed "Tai Payer," advocatdng the establishment of Schools of Theology In connection with the various denominations and suggesting an appropriation of monf y by ihe town to r.i.1 in the enterprise Tïiis may be well enough, although t does üteem a Httle prosumiiig to ask :he city to foster denomiaiational schools. Tuet the churches provide tüieir own schootó. Whiit inipresses me, ia a niuch greater jneed at the other end of the line, one dn wjfcich the city is' directly interested. I reier to t'he establishment of -a Y. M.. C. A. for our elerks and, busdness pen. Have your readers ever tdiought that the saloon is the only place in Uvi.s towm where a man. can drop in to real tlie paper and spend a few moments in relaxation, outside of his place of buisiness ? Is it not wortli the attention of this town to provide a comfortable, attractive, room, wbere our business men, young and old, may meet without feel'ing tlhe degrading influences of tibe sialoon ? Is not th-is an interost whjch appeals to every cliurch, and every person who oares.for tilie welfare of this town ? Let lis begin nearer home. We furns'h our children 'with 6Chool advantaiges and ilistruction in the evil effects of alcohol, but we leave them there to drift into tlhe saloon, or hang around on fhe street corner, 'in their leisure' moments. AVould oiot tlhe next step naturally be to provide an invitini; home for these game boys when they get out into business Ufe. Home of our people toave already thought of tUM and the iir.st steiw have recent ly been taken towards the organization of this society. One hundred and forty young men are pledged to racmbersihlit), and no one denies the importance of sutlli a society. Is t not the duty of t'lLlb town to refuse to consider nny oühier pubr.; enterpriwe uaitil tli :■ Y. H. C. A. in provided witb a sultable buüdUisi, well equipped for ite work ? OÍm tiúig at a time, and that the most important, is a good motto. PARENT and TAXPAYEU. It is fair to pnesumie that there will be more democratdic dis-appotat mente ttian appointments. Gov. Hogg, of Texae, gained liis witb the people of Texas fa a eharacteristic- for Texas- way. He prosecuted the saloon keepers for u&ing pint and quart bottles, that dld not hold full meaaure, and forced them to increase the size of their bottles. A man with that sort of genius ouglit tobe in the cabinet. TMs is Irow Kaïwas City, in Bourbon Missouri, fared under ten years of protectjon. Aggregate wages paid manufacturing emploj-ees in 1880, $1,420,713 Wageü paid in 1890, $9,360,323 Assessed valua.tion of the city in the meantimegrew bom $10,577,260 to $82,485,557 Itjs pretty diificult to write an artltle, final Borne Bentence in it, taken by dtBelf, cam not be quoted and made to convey a different impreslon than is convoy ed ,by tli entire article. The Argus hias taken to clipping sentences out of Courier artidea and giving them to it readers, as sentiinents expressed by the Courier. That sort of business caá ael aa a two-edged gword, and in it s mvn good time will no douht i unie up t.) luster the Argus man lumself.